For the past five years, dozens of new ߲ݴý students have begun their collegiate careers by climbing in a university van and driving 700 miles to northeastern Minnesota.
Studies indicate coffee is good for cognitive abilities. So is green tea, dark chocolate, and red wine.
A ߲ݴý University psychology professor and her student are spending their summer researching the effects of red wine — or more specifically, a compound found in red grapes —on cognitive skills.
University of Utah researcher and national expert Dr. David Strayer has studied distracted driving for the past 10 years. He shared his research at ߲ݴý University's Clifford Fawl Psychology Lecture on November 12.
Psychology professor Jerry Bockoven admits his “History and Systems” class may sound a little boring to students.
In fact, Bockoven calls it “death on a cracker boring” and encourages his students to get up and walk around the classroom if they start to feel sleepy during the three-hour course.
Two ߲ݴý University students have been recognized by the university’s Psychology Department.
Brandon Hollister of Hastings and Tyler Smith of Friend have each been named “outstanding psychology students.” The annual award recognizes the department’s top seniors.
Justin Iverson knows when he’s a minister someday, Sunday school and church service won’t be the same as it was growing up in his South Dakota United Methodist congregation.
“Sunday fellowship is dwindling,” said Iverson, who graduated from ߲ݴý University in May with a psychology degree. “Things are reshaping. It’s not like it used to be.”
Over the past year, the psychology department has increasingly been filled with students wearing lab coats and surgical masks. They're busy studying the behavioral traits of mice. They're conducting more animal research than any other time in recent history.
Psychology faculty and students say the increased interest can be traced to psychology professor Frank Ferraro.
